Start with the big ticket items first. That means Cabinets. The refinishing of the cabinetry is going to take the most amount of time and money. The next is the flooring. This could come in at the same price (or more) as the cabinetry so you will want to work with flooring people who KNOW about installation, subfloor requirements, etc.

If you are ripping out hardwoods, you will have a floor drop. If you are ripping out carpet (and installing the same vinyl???? Please elaborate...I'm not clear on what is replacing the carpets) you will have a floor height drop AND you could have a wonky subfloor (happens MORE OFTEN then you would think).

And the age of the house could indicate the type of issues you are most likely to find UNDERNEATH the floors you have. The TRIM can be dealt with by the HIGH-END flooring professionals that you hire. But you MUST communicate that to the installers/shop. You must tell them that you expect to have baseboards painted white (which white????) and then installed AFTER the floors have been installed.

How tall will the baseboards be??? We won't know until the hardwood/carpets are ripped up and the floor DROP is measured. Oh...and maybe after you have to add in a layer of subfloor to deal with the floor height issues or wonky subfloor issues...so we won't know until everything is ripped out. Oh boy. See how complicated this gets?

I shall assume the cabinet boxes are being left in place and are being refinished on-site (in your home)? The cabinetry people are probably the pickiest of the bunch. The NEED certain things to happen before, during and after their work has been completed. So let them go first.

And flooring goes in last. And trim goes on after the flooring has been installed. And if any of this feels overwhelming, you are better off finding a General Contractor who will do the organization for you.

A competent designer with a slew of contacts can be enlisted to get this done. His/her contacts/installers/people will be the one's to do the work. The Designer can become the Project Manager for you.

If you wish to manage this on your own then the cabinets are finished FIRST, then counter tops (if you are replacing them...doesn't sound like you are), then flooring and then trim. But it all depends on how the cabinet boxes will be refinished. And maybe new subfloors added to deal with bad building techniques, etc. Whew! Confused yet? I certainly am.

I would contact reputable flooring places first who will come out, look at your flooring issues, and then make recommendations based on what they see. They may have install services or have a pool of flooring installers they reccommend for jobs. The flooring people I used did demo and install or simply install based on what I had for them to work on.

I would also tear out the flooring, quarter round, and trim BEFORE your cabs are painted....think bulls in china shop and newly painted cab finish that has not cured. However, install new floors after the in-place painting; but please protect that new finish especially the cab fronts....leave the doors and drawers off until other work is finished.

Do you know if your current flooring runs under your cabs?